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As Tristram kills the dragon, an envious court official passes and when Tristram lies unconscious,cuts the dragon's head and poses as liberator of the country. Murals from the "summer-house" in Runkelstein castle show the Tristram legend.
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As Tristram kills the dragon, an envious court official passes and when Tristram...

Coat-of-arms: two crossed griffin claws topped by a horned helmet. Tombstone bas-relief
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Coat-of-arms: two crossed griffin claws topped by a horned...

Detail of saddle 17-01-02/23, showing Heracles killing the Centaur. Part of Farnese Armour, a present to Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592), famous general and governor of the Netherlands. 1578. See 17-01-02/1-28. Milan workshop, bluesteel, gold and silver, Inv. A 1132
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Detail of saddle 17-01-02/23, showing Heracles killing the Centaur. Part of Far...

Detail of saddle 17-01-02/23, Heracles slaying the Hydra of Lerna. Part of Farnese Armour, a present to Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592), famous general and governor of the Netherlands. See 17-01-02/1-28. 1578. Milan workshop, bluesteel, gold and silver, Inv. A 1132
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Detail of saddle 17-01-02/23, Heracles slaying the Hydra of Lerna. Part of...

A Chinese dragon winds along the stairs in the garden of Veitshoechsheim palace, one of the last formal gardens in Germany. 1763
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A Chinese dragon winds along the stairs in the garden of Veitshoechshei...

House-sign "Zum Greifen" (To the Griffin)in Dinkelsbuehl,Germany.
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House-sign "Zum Greifen" (To the Griffin)in Dinkelsbuehl,Germany.

The rock of the Scylla. The rock lies on the Calabrian coast at the Straits of Messina.
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The rock of the Scylla. The rock lies on the Calabrian coast at the Straits of...

Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Puglia. In 1087 reliquies of the saint were brought to Bari. In the same year the building of the church began. St. Nicholas was consecrated in 1197. A sphinx above the main portal of Saint Nicholas.
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Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Puglia. In 1087 reliquies of the saint were...

The rock of Scylla, once a beautiful young woman, lover of the sea-god Glaukos. The magician Kirke was jealous and changed her into the horrid monster, the Skylla, with six heads and three rows of teeth in every one.
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The rock of Scylla, once a beautiful young woman, lover of the sea-god Glaukos....

The rock of Scylla, once a beautiful young woman, lover of the sea-god Glaukos. The magician Kirke was jealous and changed her into the horrid monster, the Skylla, with six heads and three rows of teeth in every one.
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The rock of Scylla, once a beautiful young woman, lover of the sea-god Glaukos....

The Bomarzo "Park of Monsters" (1551/52) was planned by Pirro Ligorio (who completed the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rome after the death of Michelangelo and built the Villa d'Este in Tivoli) on commission of Prince Pier Francesco Orsini, who was mourning the death of his wife Giulia Farnese. The couple had no heirs and the Park was left to rot for almost fourhundred years, until the Bettini family restored the park and opened it to the public. Pegasus.
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The Bomarzo "Park of Monsters" (1551/52) was planned by Pirro Ligorio (who compl...

The Bomarzo "Park of Monsters" (1551/52) was planned by Pirro Ligorio (who completed the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rome after the death of Michelangelo and built the Villa d'Este in Tivoli) on commission of Prince Pier Francesco Orsini, who was mourning the death of his wife Giulia Farnese. The couple had no heirs and the Park was left to rot for almost fourhundred years, until the Bettini family restored the park and opened it to the public. Pegasus.
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The Bomarzo "Park of Monsters" (1551/52) was planned by Pirro Ligorio (who compl...